Mr. Gayoom
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has been the President of the Republic of Maldives since 1978. Gayoom went to school in Colombo, Sri Lanka and Cairo, Egypt. Gayoom entered Al-Azhar University in Egypt. In 1966, he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Sharia and Civil Law, with honors. During his time in Egypt, he had become particularly interested in Egyptian politics. He closely followed the revolutionary movement led by the Muslim Brotherhood and Free Officers Movement of Gamal Abdel Nasser. In 1978 he was elected with 92.96% of the votes as the new President of the Maldives.
Now President of the Maldives is both the Head of Government and armed forces. Maldives current president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in power since 1978, will run again, for one more 5 year term despite the fact the he already served the maximum number of terms allowed.
